Mad or bad? : the role of staff attributions in dual diagnosis : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree in Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorGregory, Jacqueline
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-27T21:52:34Z
dc.date.available2018-02-27T21:52:34Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractResearch shows a high prevalence of comorbid mental health and substance use disorders, a condition known as dual diagnosis. Dual diagnoses can create significant challenges for the individuals who suffer them, the community and society in which they live, and for helping professions. National and international research shows there are significant barriers to effective treatment for dually diagnosed clients, and New Zealand research has found barriers in three categories - systemic, clinical and attitudinal (Todd, Sellman & Robertson. 2002). The current study is focused on attitudinal barriers, and used a questionnaire developed from Weiner's (1995) theory of social conduct to compare mental health clinician's attributions towards vignettes depicting clients with a mental illness alone, dual diagnosis or a substance use disorder alone. The resulting attributions were analysed to see if responses to the vignettes differed, and to see if attributions responses influenced judgement regarding resource allocation to clients. Results indicated that more negative attributions were made towards the individuals depicted in the dual diagnosis and substance use disorder vignettes, and support was found for the attribution affective stage of Weiner's Theory of Social Conduct.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/12834
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectClinical psychologists -- Attitudesen_US
dc.subjectDual diagnosisen_US
dc.subjectDiscrimination against the mentally illen_US
dc.titleMad or bad? : the role of staff attributions in dual diagnosis : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree in Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorGregory, Jacqueline
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M. Sc.)en_US
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